The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 30, 1895, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1895. 11 THE GIRLS" HIGH SCHOOL, Senior Class Night Entertain- ment at the New Audi- torium Hall. CANTATAS AND TABLEAUX More Than One Hundred Students In the Class—*Liberty” the Finale. More than a-hundred young ladies occu- vied places on the platform in the new ditorium of the Girls’ High School last ing, the occasion being the senior class night entertainment. The hall was to the doors by friends of the cipants and the school, and frequent applause bore evidence of their apprecia- tion of the programme. class had chosen to make the pro- ne one of a musical nature, and antatas were given under the direc- W am - Roscoe Warren Lucy as pianist. The prologue was in dialogue form, f Mrs. Anna von Meyerninck, with | !wirh flowers of a miniature Bunker Hill | monument, four feet in height, by twelve | young ladies dressed in white, during which the band will play a series of Na- tional airs ranging from “Yankee Doodle” to ‘‘Dixie.” . Meyer Cohn, a barytone, has also prom- ised to sing. The secretary was instructed to invite the Mayor and"also the members of the tion to attend the celebration in a body. A copy of the printed flag notices was | presented and the committee requested to | send the same to the proper officers in | charge of all parks and public buildings | bearing a flag pole, both municipal and State, also to the superintendents of all railroads and streetcar lines, to the mas- | ter-mariners and ship-owners as well as to | the private citizens, asking them to throw sil bunting and flags in_their possession to the breeze on Bunker Hill day. The committee also reported that they | expected letters from the Secretary of War, | at Washington, authorizing salutes from | all forts and men-of-war in the harbor on I the morning, noon and evening of June17. | Committee of finance and other com- | mittees reported everything progressing | satisfactorilly toward the successful cele- | bration of the great anniversary. .- | TIEDEMANN ACQUITTED. | The Jury That Heard the Testimony i Declares That He Was Not | Guilty. The principal featurés of the Von Tiede- | mann trial yesterday was the appearance of | the defendant on the stand and the exclu- Board of Supervisors and Board of Educa- | ‘THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. Punches kHave Another Inning. | }Mrs. Chadwick and Her Milk [ ANOTHER JANITOR SQUABBLE. Principal Yoder Defines on What Grounds He Will Consent to Mrs. Chadwick and her milk punches | were again the subject of a mild discussion | at the meeting of the Board of Education | last night. | It came up in a committee report which recommended her dismissal, On Barrett’s motion the report was considered item by 1 item and when the Chadwick recommen- dation was read Barrett opposed it. Mrs. | janitress of the Laguna Honda School. | She is also proprietress of a road house, | and the children, to reach the school, have to pass through her grounas. “AVe have a petition here signed by | Normal School wa | Be a Candidate. ! Chadwick, it will be remembered, is the | in spirit at least, I am a candidate for the principalship. Otherwise I Tetireat the elose ©of my present en%:gemem, because I am not able to bring about the conditions under which a good sehool can be successiully con- ducted. Respeciiully submitted. A. H. YopEe. The letter was referred to the Classifica- tion Committee. ) % The following resolution touching the introduced by Director Stone and adopted: solved, t in response to his request for inktractions the prLCIpal of the Normal Sehooy be and he is herefiy insiructed to graduate ail such pupils of his school as have received 80 per cent or more, and that only those who received 80 per cent shall be graduated; also that the principal shall at once deposit all examination papers of all the pupils i his school with the secretary of the board. This means that all the pupils in the school shall graduate. There were about eighteen of them that Mr. Yoder had pre- viously declined to graduate, A resolution introduced by Dr. Clinton authorizing the principals of night schools to dismiss them during Friday evening was passed. The purpose was to permit the teachers to attend a reception to be | given in honor of ex-Superintendent of Schools Swett on that evening. th the recommenda- on Committee Miss In accordance | tions of the Class | Hattie L. Leszyns! |in the mathématical department of the { Girls’ High School during the absence of | Miss Fidelia Jewett. Miss C. Millicent Palmer was appointed teacher in the Lowell High School during the absence of Miss M. M. Cox. | Miss Eva McKee of the day substitute class was appointed probationary teacher | and assigned to the Columbia Grammar | School. | The salary of Miss L. E. Ryer was fixed at $79 per month. > B rle):olulion offered by Director Stone Richard D. Faulkner was elected a mem- ber of the City Board of Examiners to take the place of James T. Hamilton resigned. | The contraet for the proposed extension | and repairs to the North Cosmopolitan | School was let to M. T. Brennan & Son at | $3750, and_for those on the James Lick School to J. J. O'Brien for $2150. The bids GRADUATING CLASS OF THE GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL, 187 [Photographed by Miss Franenholz.] by Misses Kennedy, Hohfield, Sellon, Eppinger and Mr. Hyman. Miss Texa Kurtz then appeared as queen i sleep, and, waving her wand, granted the wish of the girls who desired dreams i freedom from study. first of the series of three dream was “The Story of Snow White,” & ta for soli and chorus. Miss Grace 3 W soprano soloist, Miss Alice Breese spoke the connecting words and Mr. Roscoe Warren Lucy played the solo, ““The Dwarf’s Lament,”” which as an interiude. A tableau, in ch Miss Mabel Metrovich represented w White, ) and Misses Newman, Kate Stack, Gear: Wertheimer, Johnson, Stone and We il the dwarfs, preceded the final chorus. The *‘Story of Cinderella’ was the second cantata, Miss Georgia Whiteman singing solo, Miss Florence Boston alto and Misses G. Davis, E. Davidson lorence Boston the trio. The con- ing words were spoken by Miss Lonise and Miss Anna Slomsky was inderella of the tableau, “Cinderella and the Fairy Birds.” The last story in song was that of ‘‘Little Rosebud the Sleeping Beauty,” Miss Grace D: again being the soprano solo- ist and > Florence Boston the alto. Miss Emma Prosek made the introductory remarks and Miss Mabel McFadden posed as Rosebud, with Miss Mamie Dolan as the prince in the illustrative tableaun. The grand finale consisted of a tableau, ‘‘Liberty,” with Miss Mabel Metrovich as the figure. The seniors sang “‘America” as the tablean was several times repeated. The scenic effects were produced by means of aecegsories loaned to the school 3 A\)[rs. W. Kreling, proprietress of the Tivoli. THE 0COIDENT. Manager Stevenson Hopes to Keep the Paper Going. Last Thursda LL contained an ac- count of the ¢ n regard to the Occident newspaper, which was represented to be in f ial diffi i Touching this mat- ter the following communication was re- ived by the CaLL yesterday afternoon: THE OCCIDENT. Editor. RIAL CONTRIBUTORS: ROBERT MACKENZIE, W. J. CHICHESTER, E. 5. CHAPMAN, N, JoHN MORRISON, DER ALISON, S. D. CoNDIT. Room 87, Donohoe Building: SAN FRANCISCO, May 29, 1895. Charles M. Shortridge Esq., San Francisco, Cal,—DEAR Sik: Will you please do us the favor to publish inclosed copy in your daily, and much oblige. Yours fraternally, THE OCCIDENT. By WILLIAM STEVENSON, Manager. The following editorial will appear in the Occident of this week: “Ask a fish and receive a stone,” has been the experience, almost universally, of every re. liglous educational institution of our "land during some part of its career. Scarcely a col- lege, & church or a religious paper has been es MINTON, Bans, X, tablished, even in these latter years, withouta | siruggle for existence, and the greatest oPposl- tion—and therefore the greatest struggle—is in the house of its friends. The Occident’s e?e— rience, unfortunately, has been no exception to the rule. And it still survives. The faith, prayers and tears with which ly men planted this paper for the honor of Christ; the self-denial which its maintenance has cost and the divine blessing which has accompanied its weekly visits to homes all over the world, give assurance that The Occident will continue to 0 forth on its mission of cheer and love to its onu of friends and readers. ————————— BUNKER HILL ASSOCIATION. Arrangements Made for the Annual Pic- nic at Glenwood. The committees of the Bunker Hill Asso- ciation and the Ancient Order of Foresters met last evening to perfect arrangements for the annual picnic and celebration to Glenwood, June 17. ¥ Communications were received from the St. Alban’s and St. James'Sunday-schools stating that they accepted the invitation of the Bunker Hill Association to picnic with them at Glenwood June 17. Hugh Clark, chairman of the literary committee, stated that an aaditional feat- ure of the programme which will take place at the grounds will be the decoration Mamie Dolan the prince | on held by Presby- | written by Miss Mary E. Blake, and given | sion of certain “confessions’ upon which | many of the parents of the children of the | he largely relied. | Convict John H. Fidler, who is under- stood to have represented ‘‘Horace G. Pratt” in the ‘“Christy” transaction and | who is now serving a six-year term in Fol- | som for a half-interest swindle, was | called by the defense and asked to identify |'certain papers purporting to have been rwritten t{; him, but declined to answer on | the statufory grounds of fear that he might | | incriminate” himself. He admitted that his attorney was one Dudley, but said, in answer to the prosecution, that he did not | know that there had been consultations | between his attorney and Von Tiedemann in the past few days. The defendant, Carl von Tiedemann, was then called. In answer to his counsel. | Attorney Campbell, he narrated his his- | tory, from which it appeared that he had been a shorthand writer, schoolteacher, | cigar-dealer and had studied medicine in | the University of California, in New York {and at Heidelberg. He was a college | graduate and had entered the Toland course. He was a married man. Latterly his life had been divided between Humboldt and San Francisco. In Humboldt he had been engaged in school- teaching and the real estate business, taking up several Government claims. In October, 1893, he went into the real estate business in this city with William Lage- | mann, finally buying him out. He became | never knew Whitcomb or Fletcher until he saw them after he had been taken into custody. Afterward he found that he had seen them in his office. | He first met H. G. Pratt on February 17 | and “Mrs. Christy”” on the previous day. | Pratt said he had $16,000 to invest, Mrs, | Christy said she had some property to sell, and a third party, Alonzo &:hayer, was | found to_complete’ the purchase price of | $32,000. He had introduced the parties to | Notary Craig, fully believing in the iden- | tity of each, and it was a surprise to him | to learn that there was anything wrong. He thought “Thayer” was the man Spen- cer. Aileged ‘‘confessions” by convicts Carr and Fidler exonorating Von Tiedemahn that they were ‘“‘self-serving declarations” and hearsay. Under cross-examination_the defendant | and other witnesses materially. After argument by counsel and an able | charge by the court the case went to the jury at 4:30 p. ., and after being out some time returned a verdict ot not guilty. | SACRED HEART BOYS. Metropolitan Temple Crowded at Their Annual Commencement Exercises Last Evening. The anngal commencement exercises of Sacred Heart College were held last even- ing at Metropolitan Hall in the presence of an audience that filled every available portion of the floor and galleries. The stage was occupied by members of the graduating class, who participated in the programme as follows: Music, orchestra; “Away, Away, the Morn- ing Freshly Breaking’ (A’nber), e choir; essay, “The Hermit Nation,” John H. Wilson : vocal'solo, “Oh! Those Lodgings” (West), Wil- liam P. Sullivan; essay, “Agnosticism,” Ed- mond L. Zane; vocal guartet, “A Soldicr Bold Am I” (Giffe), F. J. O'Connell, A. E. Curtis, H. lhh. D. A. Barry; essay, “‘Our Country,” Denis J. Horgen; overture, orchestra; the’ instru- mental music under the direction of Pro- fessor H. Hall; the vocal music under the direction of Brother Hosea; accompanist, R.J. Harrison, organist St. Mary’s Cathedral: “‘Laughing Tr10"” (Martini), Messrs. Hay, Drad; and Barry: “Inkerman” '(Miles;, Edward P. Fitagerald; vocal solo, “Loved Ones” (Hind- l6y), Charles V. Drady: essay, “Free Govern- ment,” Aloystus P. Mallon: grand chorus, “All Honor and Glory” (Massaniello), college choir; essay, “National Greatness,” James P. Car- berry; music, orchestra; conferrin cates, diplomas and Awudmgolme«f “Liberty Bell,” orchestra. Very Rey. J. J. Prendergast presided. A gold medal, presented by the Archbishop, was awarded to William P. Sullivan of the second collegiate class for excellence in Christian doctrine. Silver medals were also presented by Father Prendefimst to Thomas M. A. Deasy, third collegiate class; to Samuel J. Thomas, first commer- cial class; to Vincent E. O'Neill, third in- termediate class. The boys acquitted themselves admira- bly in their musical efforts and won ap- plause equally as cordial for their essays and literary exhibition, of certifi- als; finale, Medical College to take a post-graduate‘ | acquainted with Lincoln Carr in 1894, but | were excluded by the court on the ground | | contradicted himself, Mrs Pullen, Wilkins | | school,” he said, “and I think we will be | doing this woman a wrong to dismiss her. | It has been charged against her that she | made good milk punches. Idon’t think that is an argument for her removal. Itis | mot in the use, but in the abuse of the milk | punch that it becomes an evil. Tam against | her removal.”” | Dr. Clinton took the same line. ‘“This | woman is a typical English barmaid. Over | there it does not mean such a loss of easte |for a woman to sell whisky as it does | here. Spe is quite on the plane of any | other storekeeper or working woman. The | petition says that she performs her duties | well and I think that is what we should consider.” A resolution to the effect that the La- | guna Honda School “be moved to the |'street on the east side of the school lot,” thus overcoming the condition that re- uired the pupils to pass through Mrs. %hadwick’s, introduced later in its order, was passed. : There was another little matter in this | same report that provoked a tart dis- | cussion between Directors Clinton and Scott. The report appointed a man to fill a vacancy in one of the schools and | Director Clinton opposed it. He said he had been unable to atiend the meeting of | the committee on janitors. He thought | these positions should be given to women. | He hadalist of a dozen or more needy | and willing women, most of them widows | with families of children, with no means | of support save the work of their own | hands.” He knew two or three especially | needy cases, such as would appeal to com- mon humanity. He was opposed, there- fore, to giving positions that these | women could fill to men. Director Scott refered rather warmly to Dr. Clinton as being too much addicted to | mnkinitardy pleas on behalf of those for | whom he had such deep sympathy. ‘‘He will not attend the comimittee meetings where the work is done and where his elo- uence might guide us inreaching our con- | clusions, ~ chiefly, ink, because | they are held in a small room. Then he | comes back in the open meeting after we ave done the work and opposes our | action.” Mr. Murdock thought there was | considerable truth in what Dr. Clinton had | said. Dr. Clinton said he didn’t come to the committee meetings in the afternoon be- cause they were held during his_ office hours. The report was adopted. Imme- diately after the discussion on Mrs. Chad- wick’s case a motion was made to refer the whole matter of janitors back to the committee, which carried without dissent. A communication was read from A. H. Yoder, principal of the Normal School, which sounded another écho from the constant war cry that has gone up from that institution during the past year. He recommended a number of changes in the system of teaching there and which en- tailed the transfer of the vice-principal, Miss Fowler, between whom and himself there has never been much kindliness of feeling. The meat of the communication is in the following, with which it concludes: A model school seems necessary for this rea- son: The students must have some school where they can early in the course bave an oppor- tunity to gain s M‘fh standard in methods, form good habits and catch the spirit of the real teacher. This cannot be accomplished under the present system of miscellaneous vis- iting of schools because not every schoolroom is the right place for the first lessons. The es- tablishment of this school need not mean any additional expense, simply the transfer of a number of excellent teachers of the depart- ment to & school near the Normal. After acourse of observation and study in this school the student could be sent into the different schools for practice work somewhat png-red for inconsistencies in methods. There must be harmony in the faculty of a successful school. For this reason I recom- mend the transfer of the guum vice-prineipal. The City, the State, is burdened with poorly prepared teachers. We should either prepare thoroughly or go out of the business, A higher requirement for admission would decrease the number of gradustes and partly, at least, rid the school cf undesirable studens, Itis wicked to annually hold out hopes toa hundred young ladies that good positions are awaiting “them upon their advent into the teaching world. irds of the present teach buohame af ek oE oot acl use of opportunity. Quality Feadize the fact het will never teachers munt bo bors, but th rit ers mus ™, but in this day the; also made. There is not enough of Lhz zen{fl‘x:: article, and we resort to manufacture. Letus give the best articie possible. for heating were rejected. ; A num%er of bids for supplies were opened and referred to committees. A VITICULTURAL COLLEEE | It Will Soon Take the Place of | the Present State Com- mission. The Usefulness of the Latter Body to Be Perpetuated by a Cor- poration. ‘When Governor Budd went into office the edict went forth that the State Viticul- | tural Commi should go out of ex- istence. The viticulturists of this State have decided that while the legal body may cease to exist, its work and usefulness shall be perpetuated. Ever since the commission was created fourteen or fifteen years ago it has been a semi-political body and subject to changes every time a new Governor was elected. Its very existence has been a matter of equal uncertainty as is manifest | by the law recently enacted placing it out of commission on January 1 next. | The wine-growers of the State were con- siderably displeased when they learned | that the commission would cease to exist so soon, and in reply to the statement that it was of no use, called attention to the active factor it had been in the legislative halls, both State and National, when ob- | noxious ‘“‘cinch” bills were introduced that would bear heavily upon the makers of wine and brandy. The sweet wine bill, tariff laws, bonding of brandies, revenue laws, etc., were care- fully. considered, and.asvhen they would work hardships upon the California pro- ducers were energetically contested and defeated by the commissioners and their friends. Some time ago the viticulturists deter- mined that the good work should not cease and several plans were suggested to insure the perpetuation of the work. Atlast a plan was devised to secure the desired re- sults. The College of Practical Viticulture will soon be incorporated under the State laws. Its aims, objects and work will be on the same lines as the present State Commis- | sion and it will be out of polities. It will | be composed of about twenty-five of the leading viticulturists of the State. In regard to its legal standini;, it will be incorporated under the same laws as the College of Dentistry, College of Pharmacy and similar corporations, and it will affili- ate with the University of California, the same as the colleges named. If this affili- ation takes place, as it no doubt will, an- other advantage will be gained. The act abolishing the State Viticultural Commis- the university all of the commission’s property, furniture and many thousand doliars’ worth of books upon viticultural subjects and wine-making. By this affili- ation with the university this property will, without doubt, become the pm@ny in trust of the College of kractical Viti- culture. : By the 10th of June the articles of incor- poration of the new college will be pre- pared, and without doubt incorporation will be effected. - e FOR DEAD COMRADES, Myriad Blossoms Woven Into Emblems, Bougquets and Wreaths for the Soldlers’ Graves. The Memorial day committee of the Grand Army of the Republic met last night at St. Ann’s building, Eddy and Powell streets, and perfected arrangements for the celebration to-day. J Reports from the various committees were received announcing that all matters had been arranged finally. The Sons of Veterans had been omitted from published lists of organizations that will take part in the ceremonies, and after ief discussion were placed in the third division of the parade. L A committee of three, consisting of A. 8. Johnston, H. W. Mortimer and C. J. Handley, was appointed to prepare reso- lutions protesting against the celebration of Southern veterans to be held to-day in Chicago at the rebel cemetery. The com- mittee was instructed to report at the next meeting. After adjournment all present visited lower Metropolitan Hall to view the won- derfu! collection of flowers and evergreens gthered there. Several ladies of the omen’s Relief Corps had arranged 1000 beautiful bougquets, 350 wreaths of acacia and many garlands of evergreens, the lat- ter for decorating monuments. They also wrought great badges of the veteransand of their own order in flowers and built an immense model of the Pensacola in callas. Besides there were about fifteen wagon-loads of cut flowers, all donated by friends of the Grand Army to be strewn upon the graves of veteran soldiers. —_——————— An Obedient Boy. A friend of mine hasa little boy called Robbie and Robbie is not at all uyx angel child. He is, in fact, the terror of the neighborhood, says & writer in the Wash- ington Post. Not long ago his father bought him a bicycle and Robbie was more an object of dread to the neighbors than particalas "“ym}“ st e b e icularly out eous 8l is father, to punish him, forbade him to ride the bicycle for a whole week. Robbie prom- ised, but as his father neared the home next day he saw his son whirling along on the wheel. ) *‘Robbie,” said he, more in sorrow than The above brief recommendations are - the result of & year's experience in meeting the difficulties of the managementof your Normal School, and as such I present them. With the above recommendations adopted, in anger, “‘didn’t I tell you you were not to ridg your wheel for a week?” e ., “Yes, sir,” said Robbie, cheerfuily, “and I'm not going to disobey you. This isn’t my wheel. It’s one I borrowed,” was appointed teacher ! sion turns over to the Board of Regents of | FAVOR A CONSOLIDATION, Resolution Adopted by the An- cient Order of Hiber- nians. THE KLECTION OF OFFICERS. Charles Whelan Chosen as the State Delegate—Facts About the Order. The question of amalgamation was dis- cussed by the State annual convention of the Board of Erin branch of the Ancient Order of Hibernians until the small hours of yesterday morning. The best result it | could reach was to adopt a resolution to the effect that the order in this State would be satisfied with, and abide by, whatever action the National officers may take. The following officers were then elected for the ensuing year: Charles Whelan, State delegate; John Neagle, State secre- tary (re-elected); and Patrick Corrigan, State treasurer. Daniel Ward was chosen County delegate for this County. The election of the other County officers was deferred until June 20. Mr. Whelan, the newly elected State delegate, has been in the order for over twenty-five years, and is at present the president of division No. 6, A. 0. 'oT a number of years he was a Deputy Sheriff of this county and he also served for a while as Deputy Superintendent of Streets. He is very Fopular in the order. Mr. Whelan was nominated by Thomas State Delegate Charles Whelan. J. Norton, who was State delegate for fonr successive terms, and under whose admin- istration the finances in the exchequer rose from very little up to $1780. It was due to Mr. Norton’s efforts largely that the sum of $1300 was raised here to aid the Parnell carnpaign, The true history of the split in the Ancient Order of Hiberniauns is very little known outside the society itself. Tt was in 1884 that the secession really occarred. The national convention that year had been held at Cleveland, May 16. 1t was alleged that County Delegate Iugh Murray of New York had taken the stand that the only proper place in which the national conventions should be held was in New York, and an effort, it was said, had been made b‘y bim and his followers to havea Mr. Nolan recognized the Board of Erin in Ireland as national dele- gate of America. ‘What is known as the “Gilsey House cir- cular’’ was then issued by the American branch from Chicago at a meeting held August 11, 1834. This recited a number of grievances against Messrs. Murray and olan, and emphasized some objection | against the recognition of New York as + National headquarters. This circular was signed by officers of the American branch, as follow: Henry F. Sheridan, national delegate; P. H. Mc- Nellis, national secretary; John McSorley, national treasurer; Jeremiah Crowley, chairman; John O’Connor, secretary; Cor- nelius Horrigan, treasurer; M. A. Shea and P. B. Murphy, national directors, and was dated August 26, 1884. Mr. Norton some time ago prepared a history of the order. A DRAMATIC RECITAL. Holbrook Blinn and Miss Daisy Gil- | more Will Be Assisted by Frank Coffin. A dramatic recital will be given by Hol- brook Blinn and Miss Daisy Gilmore, as- sisted by Frank Coffin, to-morrow even- ing. The entertainment will be given in Beethoven Hall, corner of Post and Powell streets. Mr. Blinn is a well-known society man and actor, whose ability has been recog- Holbrook Blinn, a Talented Young Actor. nized throughout the country. Miss Gil- more is the daughter of Colonel John H. Gilmore. ~ One of the specialties of the evening will be Mr. Blinn’s humorous and pathetic recitations. Following 1s the programme: Song, “Then, Only Then” (Harriss), Frank o @) “The Oval Portrait” (Poe), (b) Reading, “Thrilby” (Mr. Doogan). Holbrook.Blinn. Reading, “Tsa Lippo Lippi” (Browning), Miss Daisy Gilmore. (@) “Beside Thy Grave” (R. G. “Danny Deever’ (Kjpling), Hol- Readi xunif('a)( brook Blinn. Song, ‘‘Un Suspiro” (Ferrer), Frank Coffin. ng, gll Bleak House” (nl(‘.lenlm) ;thohl Nickleby” (Dickens), Miss y ilmore. Reading, “Como” (Joaquin Miller), (d) *The lrzi Ss:nh)oolmhur,’; Ho‘}brock Blinn. ) Ry (a) “The Duet,” (b) “‘Answered” (Ella W. ficox), Miss Dalsy Qll(lll.mre. e Reading, “The 18" (Tennyson) “A Glimpse t(wat)flnlsm," Holbrook Biien.” ) Gnmka‘dln‘, “Absolution” (Nesbit), Miss Daisy ore.. “Sleep On” (Cantor) Frank Coffin. Song, ; Scene, “Pa Pavlovna” (T. B. Aldrich)— Lady Nastasia, Count | Sergius, Mr. Blinn. | _ Miss Gilmore will render several selec- \ tions in the French language. Mr. Coffin is a member of the Press Club quartet, and ‘ his songs are appreciated. ROBSON TELLS IT ON HIMSELF. The Actor Has an Experience He Thinks Is Too Good to Keep. | An actor told me a story about Robson | last week—a story he assures me is really | true, says the Washington Post. It hap- pened on the way to Washington, he said, a fact that makes it especially apropos. Mr. Robson made the acquaintance of a charming young wmiss on the cars, just this | side of Baltimore. She talked to him se- dately and eyed him so steadily that at last he asked the reason for her scrutiny. “You look just like the picture of a man | Isaw,” she said, after much arging. ““Well, who was it?’ asked Robson. The little maid didn’t want to tell, but on Mr. Robson’s promise not to be vexed, she finally said: *““Well, he wasn’t at all a nice man and I know it wasn’t you, because he was an actor, and his name was Robson.” SHORT N HIS ACCOUNTS, Alvin P. Figg Makes a Sudden Departure for a Mexican Port. Miss Gilmore; | Placed on the Vessel at an Early | Hour Yesterday Morning ‘\ by a Friend. | The schooner Martha” W. Tuft sailed | from this port yesterday morning for San | Blasand way ports. She carried away a | passenger for one of the Mexican towns | who was not down on the ship’s books or | the company’s passenger list. He was | Alvin P, Figg, the erstwhile manager of | the Pacific 5035'. branch of the John T. Bailey Company of Philadelphia and the | A.H. Hart Company’s Elm flaxmills of | New York. | Figg was discharged from his position a | little over a week ago, since which time he was 1n the City and drinking heayi It is said that heis far behind in his ac- | counts and that he concluded that the best way out of his trouble was to puta con- | siderable distance between himself and his former employers. y | A little over two weeks ago William Allen, vice-president of the A. Hart Company, dropped in suddenly on Figg, somewhat to the consternation of that | gentleman. What happened is best known | to Figg and to Mr. Allen. Figg has de- | camped, and some of his friends say that | he left behind him a shortage of over Who Would Be Without a Tooth Brush When You Can Have a TONGUE SCRAPER Included, Without Extra Charge ? PRICE - - 25c. Electrical Construction and Repairing of All Kinds. Estimates Given. Figg’s former office was visited yester- | day and in _his place was found a gentle- | man who has been on the road for the firm. To say that this gentleman was | surprised when he learned that Figg had left town would be putting it mildly. Mr. | Allen was not present at the time, nor did be put in an appearance during the re- | mainder of the day. 1 Figg's successor said that all he knew- about the case was that he was called ina week ago from the road and temporarily placed in charge of the office. | “I knew that there was something the | matter,” he said, “but did not know what is was exactly. I understand, though, that Figg was under some sort of surveil- | lance, but my impression is that the olice were not called in. In fact I thought hat he was going to make good the short- | age.” Several attempts were made to see Mr. | Allen, but he could not be found. At the office it was stated that Figg was last heard from on Tuesday night, when®he | telephoned to know if Mr. Allen was there. | Mr. Allen was there, but Figg had notning of importance to impart to him. The for- | mer manager, it is said, spent the rest of { the night on the water front making| merry over his contemplated departure. | The Martha W. Tuft cleared on Tuesday and was to go to sea at an early hour yes- | terday morning. Figg was a man to make | lasting friendships, and be had some good friend to care for him on the City front. The Tuft was lying in the stream, off | Third street, and about 4 o’clock in the | morning a small boat put out from the | shore with the defaulter and a good stout boat-pulleron a thwart opposite him. The men were evidently expected on the schooner, for Figg was quietly and quick!. T Special attention given to Sporting Goods and Barber Supplies. Razors, Shears and Knives ground and repaired. 818-820 Market Street Phelan Building. Factory—20 First Street. PIERCE'S GALVANIC A { =2kl TRED OF drug %A ging and wish to ob- tain speedy relief and “T\ permanent cure, why not try ELECTRICITY? It does tha work when medicines fail, giving life and vigor to weals men and women as if by magic. Get an Electric hoisted on board and shortly after day- | Belt and be sure to get a good one while you are light Captain Olsen weighed his anchor | 8boutit. Dr. Plerce’s Belt is fully descried S tho ot wailo ot bl our new English, French and German pamphlet. Call or Wwrite for & free copy. STIC TRUSS CO, (Dr. Plere street, nFrancisco. Office hours: 8 A. M. till 7 p. a. Address MAGN 4 Sacrament Figg was quite 2 young man and was one time a partner of William Killup in | & the teaming and drayage busin After | Sundays trom 9 to 10 4. 3. only. quitting this calling he secured the agency | 5 ' 1000 | of John T. Bailey & Co. He was manager for the A. H. Hart Co. | LETTER HEADS $3.00. two and one-half years. Heis a married SEND FOR SAMPLES. man and has two children who, with his | wife, live in San Rafael, and up to a year | ago they lived in Green Brae. - Figg is well | known on the San Rafael boat. He had | the reputation of being a heavy drinker, | but was not known to have been much of a | Ea;nbler, and his friends marvel at his eing short in his accounts. He was not a ‘ man who seemed to care for women, but | on the contrary, he was devoted to his | family. He is very well cornected in | Sacramento, where it is said his parents | live, his father being vety wealthy. 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